[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 732 General Release
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Sat Apr 21 17:43:38 EDT 2007
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 732
Air dates: 04.21.07 > 04.28.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #732 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", North America's only satellite-
delivered, on-the-air audio news magazine service, for the week ending
April 28, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Mike Gorniak, NM7X, reporting from our mid-west news bureau in South Central
Minnesota, by Andrew Slaugh, KB2LUV, reporting from our northeast news bureau
in Lafayette, New York, by Wayne Nelms, N4DCL, reporting from our mid-atlantic
news bureau in Asheville, Pennsylvania, by Jim Wishner, N0EXX, reporting from
our mid-west news bureau in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Mixing and editing was performed by George Bowen, W2XBS, at our news
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES:
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 103 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 60 minutes.
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CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. The ARRL is aiding and effort to mitigate repeater interference to
military Pave Paws radar systems.
02. The FCC proposes to lower vanity all sign fees by more than forty percent.
03. The ARRL and the Red Cross discuss volunteer background check policy.
04. The FCC seeks opposition comments on two morse reconsideration petitions.
05. British officials say that Iranian hostages used morse code to keep
in touch while in prison.
06. The Bush administration look to cut broadcasting on Voice of America.
07. New bill in Congress seeks to give broadcasters first responder status.
08. An Australian shortwave listener saves two sailors stranded at sea.
09. Special event station listings for coming week.
10. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report in up-coming contests and conventions.
11. Swains Island DXpedition wraps up with over 100,000 contacts made.
12. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. Write in for yours today.
13. Monthly propagation forecast and outlook with Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
14. Stealing copper wires and feed line costs four theives their lives.
15. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
16. Radio Clubs "The Heart of Amateur Radio" is the theme of Dayton HamVention
17. Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
18. EmComm 2007 Emergency Communications Conference 2007 in Reno, Nevada.
19. Analog cell phones will soon be phased out in favor of digital.
20. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
21. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH "LF Aircraft Beacons"
22. New Lithium Ion batteries will be available soon for your car.
23. Hams across the northeast US assist during massive spring Nor'easter.
24. Deadline looms for Phillip J. McGan Memorial Award for public service.
25. Submarines special event is coming up soon.
26. California Institute of Technology puts more letters from Einstein on
display.
27. TWIAR International is on WBCQ 7.415kHz each Saturday at 4pm eastern.
28. European MF experimental stations are on the air and expanding.
29. Intel announces new generation "Penyrn" processors.
30. Send your call sign into space aboard the M.I.T. Bio Satellite.
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Spring has arrived, and hams across the country are checking out winters
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